etta
so you want to know the best part about planning a wedding? everyone wants to help!
early on in our engagement my nieces indicated a strong desire to contribute to the wedding. my mom came up with an idea: have them make pot holders as favors for the guests.
Read Moremore back to school sewing!
Read MoreI knew one of the flower girl dresses would need to be my favorite oliver + s pattern: the library dress, and who better to make it for than my rough and tumble namesake etta?
Read Moremy brother-in-law scott, also known as nora and etta's dad, is a big time hunter and fisher. so when I saw the cotton + steel mustang line, with it's animal and arrow prints, I knew it would be perfect for his daughters.
Read Morewhen aunt maggie comes to Portland for the weekend a few things change:
saturday morning in portland.
Read Morewhen I was in portland this past weekend nora and etta put on their new bee mine dresses and we went for a walk around the block.
Read Morei'm up in portlandia for a few days to see my favorite kindergartner and second grader. today we had a pretty awesome walk to school.
Read Moreif i had one regret about my 2015 sewing it's that I didn't make enough for my older nieces nora and etta. at 5 and 7 they are a tad pickier than 3 year old maya and baby neela.)so I promised myself the first project of 2016 would be for them.
when oliver + s announced their pattern mash up challenge I knew I had to try it. so over the next few weeks of commuting i developed a vision came together that combined four different oliver + s patterns.
Read Moremaya has developed quite the fashion sense, we're calling it 'ragamuffin chic'. (see her second birthday tunic in there?)
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